The holiday in the Russian tradition is the theme of the program. Participants in the conversation-Director of the Levada Center Lev Gudkov, Doctor of Historical Sciences Sergey Sectirinsky and Archpriest John Sviridov.

Vladimir Bukovsky Danila Galperovich: This is a special release of the program “face to face”, in which we speak with the famous dissident and human rights activist Vladimir Bukovsky about the confrontation between immigrants from the KGB and Facebook generation. The program is recorded in the UK, in the Cambridge House of Vladimir Bukovsky.

The editor of the RS information service, international observer, author and editor of the heading and podcast "Atlas of the World" Gosteva@rferl.org

Professor of Northwood University Richard Ebeling For the cooperated states, the coming 2012 is, first of all, the presidential election. Will President Obama Mandate receive for a second term or will the Republican become the president? And how will this or that varinate affect the foreign policy of the United States, in particular, on relations with Russia? The primary intra -party elections of the presidential candidate from the Republican Party will start in early January.

In the Philippines, when meeting the New Year, about 500 people were injured as a result of careless treatment with pyrotechnics. This was reported today by the Filipino Ministry of Health. According to him, in comparison with the last year, the situation improved slightly: then 7 were killed and 546 people were injured.

Kim Jong -un at the coffin of his father, Pyongyang, December 28, 2011 The authorities of North Korea made a New Year's appeal, which states that the army, the ruling party and the people will turn into a live shield and will stand to death to protect Kim Jong -un, the son of the recently deceased leader Kim Jong Ira. The appeal says that the country should do everything possible to achieve prosperity.

Will Nicolas Sarkozy be able to remain president of France? One of the main events in France in 2012 is the next presidential election that should be held in May. The central theme of the current election campaign is a debt crisis in the countries of the eurozone and the standard of living of the French. "Work more to make money more." Thanks to this slogan, Nicolas Sarkozy won five years ago.

In the days of winter school holidays, from the second to the ninth of January, about sixty Moscow museums will work for free. According to the city hall, all museums subordinate to the city department of culture will work free of charge. In addition, it was decided to establish a free entrance to all museums on the third Sunday of each month, starting from January 2012.

In the United States, the military, detained the day before, when trying to carry explosives on the plane, is charged. This was reported on Sunday by representatives of the FBI. Thirty -year -old Trey Scott Etoter was arrested at the Midland International Airport in Texas. He returned to the military base in North Carolin from the vacation, which he spent with relatives in Texas. Explosives were discovered during the inspection of hand luggage. How much it was not reported.

In Japan, a strong earthquake has occurred today. According to seismologists, his magnitude was 7. The most powerful underground shocks were felt on the islands of Izu to the southeast of Tokyo. There were no reports of victims and serious destruction. The representative of Terso’s energy company said that the situation at the nuclear power plants is regular, there were no incidents.

France President Nicolas Sarkozi In New Year's appeals, world leaders expressed concern to the future and hope for the best. The heads of European states warned their peoples that the European financial crisis has not yet been overcome and 2012 can bring new difficulties. In the New Year’s speech, French President Nicolas Sarkozi called the situation in Europe the most difficult since the Second World War and called the French to decisiveness.

In St. Petersburg on New Year's Eve there was a fire at the Karelia Hotel. As noted in the Ministry of Emergencies, the ignition area was about 30 square meters. As a result, the number and the corridor on the 14th floor burned out. 40 people were evacuated, there are no injured. Earlier, a fire was reported in a cafe in the village of Lazarevskoye near Sochi. There, 160 square meters were covered with fire, about 100 visitors were evacuated. The man received burns, he was hospitalized.

Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip, June 2010 In the UK January 1, for the first time after the coronary operation and several days spent after it in the hospital, the Duke of Edinburgh Prince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth the Second, appeared in public. The royal surname arrived in the New Year's Service for worship in the family estate in the county of Norfolk.

The Government of Egypt rejected the accusations of opposition, expressed in connection with the searches that were carried out last week in the offices of 17 public organizations acting criticism of the highest military council ruling in the country. As the Minister of Justice, Adele Abdelhamid Abdalla, said at a press conference on Sunday, the searches were related to the verification of the sources of financing these organizations.